Mi Lugar Favorito – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natalia Lafourcade
• Album: Hasta la Raíz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic Spanish of Natalia Lafourcade to learn terms of endearment and the language of emotion. This song is perfect for learners who want to master gentle, romantic phrasing and improve their listening comprehension through clear, soulful melodies.

[English]

(Music)

Today I let the sun in - through the window

And I lose myself in your - sunrise gaze

Today I let my body - wake up

I carry it, I bring it, I move it - and I let it be

Today I let my - hands get to know you

Let my soul escape - at night to go find you

Today I let my - mind stop

And let my heart react - to run to you

You make me feel good

It's an uncontrollable dance

It's absurd to try - to understand what I feel

I only know that it's honest

I only know that it's honest

(Music)

It's incredible that what is

Lives so easily and it just is

That it doesn't require effort

To sweeten the moments

It's incredible that if it isn't

It makes you sad but it isn't

It only consumes your time

It goes on turning you off inside

You make me feel good

In such a mysterious sea

It's absurd to try - to understand what I feel

I only know that it's honest

I only know that it's honest

You are my favorite place - in this world

You take me so far

You take me so far

You are my favorite place - in this world

You, who kill my fears - and now I have no fear

You are my favorite place - in this world

I photograph moments - that are now secrets

You are my favorite place - in this world

You rescue me from fear - and now I have no fear

You are my favorite place - in this world

You are my favorite place - in this world

(Music)

You are my favorite place - in this world

(Music)

Oh, oh, oh

You are my favorite place - in this world

(Music)

To be continued...

[Spanish]

(Música)

Hoy dejo entrar el sol por la ventana

Y me pierdo en tu mirada de amanecer

Hoy dejo que mi cuerpo se despierte

Lo llevo, lo traigo, lo muevo y lo dejo ser

Hoy dejo que mis manos te conozcan

Que mi alma se escape de noche para ir por ti

Hoy dejo que mi mente se detenga

Y reaccione mi corazón para correr a ti

Tú me haces sentir bien

Es un baile incontrolable

Es absurdo intentar comprender lo que siento

Solo sé que es honesto

Solo sé que es honesto

(Música)

Es increíble que lo que es

Así de fácil vive y sólo es

Que no requiere de esfuerzos

Para endulzar los momentos

Es increíble que si no es

Te pone triste pero no lo es

Solo consume tu tiempo

Te va apagando por dentro

Tú me haces sentir bien

En un mar tan misterioso

Es absurdo intentar comprender lo que siento

Solo sé que es honesto

Solo sé que es honesto

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

Tú me llevas tan lejos

Tú me llevas tan lejos

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

Tú que matas mis miedos y ya no tengo miedo

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

Fotografío momentos que ahora son secretos

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

Tú me rescatas del miedo y ya no tengo miedo

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

(Música)

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

(Música)

Oh, oh, oh

Eres mi lugar favorito en este mundo

(Música)

Continuará...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ventana ben-ta-na A1	noun - Window
mirada mi-ra-da A2	noun - Look/Gaze
amanecer a-ma-ne-ser A2	noun - Dawn
cuerpo kwer-po A1	noun - Body
mente men-te A2	noun - Mind
corazón ko-ra-son A1	noun - Heart
baile bai-le A1	noun - Dance
incontrolable in-kon-tro-la-ble B2	adjective - Uncontrollable
absurdo ab-sur-do B1	adjective - Absurd
honesto o-nes-to A2	adjective - Honest
increíble in-kre-i-ble A2	adjective - Incredible
esfuerzos es-fwer-sos B1	noun - Efforts
misterioso mis-te-rjo-so B1	adjective - Mysterious
miedos mje-dos A1	noun - Fears
secretos se-kre-tos A2	noun - Secrets

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy dejo entrar el sol por la ventana

  ➔ Causative structure with 'dejar'

  ➔ 'Dejar' + infinitive is used here to mean 'to let' or 'to allow' something to happen.

• Me pierdo en tu mirada de amanecer

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'perderse'

  ➔ The reflexive form 'me pierdo' emphasizes the subject being absorbed or lost in something figurative.

• Que mi alma se escape

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que'

  ➔ The verb 'escape' is in the subjunctive mood to express a desire, wish, or consequence of a previous action.

• Es absurdo intentar comprender

  ➔ Impersonal expression + infinitive

  ➔ 'Es absurdo' acts as an impersonal structure followed by the infinitive 'intentar'.

• Que no requiere de esfuerzos

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' refers back to 'lo que es' (what it is) to describe its nature.

• Te va apagando por dentro

  ➔ Periphrasis 'ir + gerund'

  ➔ This construction implies a gradual or progressive action.

• Fotografío momentos que ahora son secretos

  ➔ Present indicative usage

  ➔ The present indicative expresses a habitual or current action in the artist's life.

• Tú que matas mis miedos

  ➔ Relative clause as an apposition

  ➔ The clause 'que matas mis miedos' defines the subject 'Tú' with an emotional nuance.